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मेरो मन हरलियो राज रणछोड। मेरो मन०॥ध्रु०॥ त्रिकम माधव और पुरुषोत्तम ने। कुबेर कल्याणनी जोड॥१॥ राधां रुक्मिणी और सतभामा। जांबुक करणी जोड॥२॥ चार मास रत्नागर गाजे। गोमती करत कलोल॥३॥ मीरा कहे प्रभु गिरिधर नागर। हरी मारा दलडाना चोर॥४॥
इति
The Poet
मीराबाई
Mirabai
1498 · 1546
In the vast tradition of Indian devotional literature, Mirabai stands as an absolute force of fearless independence. Born around 1498 into a royal Rajput family in Rajasthan, she rejected every expectation placed upon a woman of her aristocratic stature. Following the death of her husband, she refused to commit Sati, refused to mourn according to courtly protocol, and instead declared herself eternally married to Lord Krishna. Her entire life became an act of spiritual rebellion against feudal patriarchy. She left the palace, mingled with the lower castes, accepted the leather-worker Ravidas as her guru, and composed ecstatic, deeply personal poetry (bhajans) that mapped the fierce agony and joy of divine love. According to enduring historical memory, she survived multiple assassination attempts by her furious in-laws before leaving Mewar entirely. Five centuries later, her voice remains universally alive. Her songs are sung in temples, villages, and classical concerts across the subcontinent. She did not merely write Bhakti poetry; she weaponized devotion to achieve total personal liberation.
Paired Painting
Krishna and Arjuna in Dwarka
This magnificent painting transports the viewer into the legendary golden city of Dwarka, a mythical realm of supreme opulence and spiritual resonance built by the divine will of Lord Krishna. In the foreground, Krishna stands with his characteristic azure complexion alongside his devoted friend and hero Arjuna, gazing out over an architectural marvel of white marble palaces, tranquil waters, and golden shrines. Above them, the divine sage Narada glides through the heavens playing his veena, filling the celestial expanse with eternal melodies. Tomassetti immersed himself in the Vedic literatures to capture not just the physical grandeur of Dwarka, but its sacred atmosphere, where divine presence and earthly existence intertwine in perfect harmony.
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